Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71B, Power Plant Laboratory, Seventh Street between D & G Streets, Dayton

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Building 71B is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the and It was built due to the increased research demands of World War II. Project History: This report is part of the overall Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Area B documentation project conducted by HAER See overview report, HAER No. OH-79, for a complete description of the project. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, AREA B, BUILDING 7IB, POWER PLANT LABORATORY HAER No. OH-79-AZ (Page 2)

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Building 7IB is a four-story, cast-in-place concrete building with steel-sashed windows and vertically opening hangar doors. HISTORY: Building 71B was built in to accommodate the expanded wartime testing missions of the Power Plant Laboratory, with four test stands labelled G, H, I and J. G stand was the last operable reciprocating engine stand; between and its north end was used by the Aero Medical Research Laboratory to conduct human drop test experiments. In the it was modified to house the Compressor Research Facilities Control and Computer Facility. In I stand was gutted and a psi hypersonic shock tunnel was installed as a part of RAMJET research. Today Building 71B is occupied by the Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate, Aircraft Fire Protection.

Building the Outdoor Engine Test Stands, was built in and situated in a wooded area about h mile south of Building 71. Known as "the rabbit patch" due to its location, the structure For bibliography, see Wright-Patterson Air Force Base overview report (HAER No. OH-79).